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• Parade lights up NY Chinatown for Lunar New Year celebration
• Peru's new found temple may be oldest in Americas
• Luxury goods see boom in China
• Spring Festival troupes go global
• Ancient wooden tablets deciphered
• Dolby Theatre ready for Oscars
• Holiday greetings online the new trend
• World's smallest temple discovered in Damagou
• Hollywood isn't the only one making movies
• Women dominate Berlin Film Festival
• Romanian movie wins top Berlin prize
• Crossover: Archaeological dig in Xinjiang

Parade lights up NY Chinatown for Lunar New Year celebration Posted: 17 Feb 2013 06:08 PM PST It's the main event in New York City's celebration of the Chinese Spring Festival, the Lunar New Year Chinatown parade.

Peru's new found temple may be oldest in Americas Posted: 17 Feb 2013 05:59 PM PST

Luxury goods see boom in China Posted: 17 Feb 2013 04:54 PM PST For Chinese people with pockets full of year-end bonuses, Spring Festival is the perfect time to put that money to good use. Luxury goods made by European brands have been the desired choice for many Chinese who have a generous disposable income.

Spring Festival troupes go global Posted: 17 Feb 2013 04:53 PM PST Celebrations of the lunar New Year are still hot in China. A series of special global art tours featuring classical Chinese songs and dancing performances, are bringing the Spring Festival spirit to overseas Chinese communities.

Ancient wooden tablets deciphered Posted: 17 Feb 2013 04:51 PM PST Chinese archaeologists dig for secrets at a site in the Taklamakan Desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region.

Dolby Theatre ready for Oscars Posted: 17 Feb 2013 04:49 PM PST The next highly anticipated occasion for movies will be the Oscars. The Dolby Theatre, formerly known as the Kodak Theatre, is ready for its first Oscars.

Holiday greetings online the new trend Posted: 17 Feb 2013 05:15 PM PST What kind of holiday would it be without sending a greeting to your loved ones. Well, for the last decade or so, Chinese people sent out text messages on new year?s eve. But this year, new services like Weibo and Wechat are becoming a hit.

World's smallest temple discovered in Damagou Posted: 17 Feb 2013 04:52 PM PST Temple One of the Toop Baruch Mound may be the smallest temple in the world. It was discovered in Damagou Township. As a stop on the famed Silk Road, the little temple has been an astonishing discovery to the world.

Hollywood isn't the only one making movies Posted: 17 Feb 2013 04:50 PM PST While in Asia, tens of millions of film fanatics are flocking to movie theaters across Asia during the long Lunar New Year holidays. But Hollywood can't count on them to boost box office takings for its mostly serious Oscar nominees. With Academy Awards fever bubbling just two weeks ahead of the ceremony, most cinema-goers are opting for lighter fare.

Women dominate Berlin Film Festival Posted: 17 Feb 2013 04:48 PM PST This year's Berlin Film Festival continues to focus on art films as always, preferring politics and the avant guard. But there's another trait this year, "female" characteristics. Women are playing a major role in the jury, directing pool, and roles.

Romanian movie wins top Berlin prize Posted: 17 Feb 2013 04:47 PM PST The Romanian movie Child's Pose has won the coveted Golden Bear prize for best film at the Berlin film festival on Saturday night.

Crossover: Archaeological dig in Xinjiang Posted: 16 Feb 2013 11:34 PM PST Our reporter Wu Lei is in the Taklamakan Desert, about 20 kilometers from the town of Cele in the south western part of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

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